"Only
one thing could have broken our movement  if our adversaries had
understood its principle, and from the first day had smashed, with the
most extreme brutality, the nucleus of our new movement" Adolf Hitler

About
us

Unite
Against Fascism - launch statement

'We
call, as a matter of the greatest urgency, for the broadest unity against
the alarming rise in racism and fascism in Britain today.

'The
fascist British National Party averaged 17 per cent of the vote in the
seats they contested in the last local government elections and now
has a record 16 councilors across Britain. They are poised to field
candidates in the 2004 European Parliament, local government elections
and the next general election, in what they hope will be the biggest
electoral assault ever mounted by the far right in this country.

'The
BNP is now trying to present itself as a 'respectable' political party.
In fact they are a fascist party. Currently they seek to attract votes
on the basis of racism, Islamophobia and the vilification of refugees
and asylum seekers. But fascists also stand for the expulsion of Black
and Asian people from this country, the destruction of the trade unions
and the elimination of basic democratic rights.

'We
believe that this dangerous situation requires a new and united response
from all those dedicated to freedom and democracy. Now is the time for
all of us to combine our forces and unite in a broad and common front
against this common threat.'

In
Cambridge we organise meetings, stalls in town and at festivals, campaigns
and demonstrations, as well as gigs (see below)

Our
music is living testimony to the fact that cultures can and do mix.
It unites us and gives us strength, and offers a vibrant celebration
of our multicultural and multiracial society. Racism seeks only to divide
and weaken us. Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) was set up in 2002 in response
to rising levels of racism and electoral successes for the Nazi British
National Party (BNP).

We
use the energy of our music scene to celebrate diversity and involve
people in anti-racist and anti-fascist activity as well as to urge people
to vote against fascist candidates in elections. LMHR has helped to
mobilise against further BNP election victories, in the tradition of
the Rock Against Racism (RAR) movement of the late 1970s.

There
have been now been over 400 LMHR events, from large outdoor festivals
to local gigs and club nights. Top artists who have performed at LMHR
events include Ms Dynamite, Hard -Fi, Babyshambles, Akala, Get Cape
Wear Cape Fly, Estelle, The View, Lethal Bizzle, Roll Deep and Basement
Jaxx. Just as important are the up-and-coming bands, DJs, MCs and their
fans who have performed at or organised their own local LMHR nights.
IN Cambridge we've had bands as varied as The Wildhearts, Inme, Lethal
Bizzle, The Broken Family Band, The Gallows, The Shills, Johnny Panic,
Ten City Nation, Big Ten, ART! and many, many more in venues from the
enormous Junction to the intimate cellar of CB2s

We
want to create a national movement against racism and fascism through
music, so it is vital everyone gets involved however they can.

The
Anti-Nazi League is a broad based, mass organisation. Anyone who wants
to stop the Nazis can join, regardless of political belief, religion
or creed. We have one single aim, to stop the Nazis reaching a wider
audience and growing.

This
is done by pinning the label of NAZI clearly on the likes of the BNP
and NF. They have the same aim as Hitler's Nazis. Far from believing
the Holocaust never took place, they wish to repeat it.

We
fight them in many ways, by use of propaganda, demonstrations and counter-mobilisations.

This
way, if they plan a public meeting where they hope to reach an audience,
we will expose them in the local press, inform the venue and try to
get it cancelled. Finally, when faced by a huge counter-demonstration
many of their supporters will think twice about attending their rallies.

This
ensures that the Nazis get no platform for their racist ideas. We have
done this in Cambridge by protesting at the visits of Jean Marie Le
Pen and Nick Griffin, by leafletting in Cambridge and beyond whenever
the Nazis have put their faces above the sewers and by organising vibrant
multicultural gigs under the banner of Love Music Hate Racism.